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The Saskatchewan Roughriders got two pieces of good news ahead of Saturday’s crucial tilt against the Montreal Alouettes: Davis Alexander will not be in the lineup for Montreal, and the Roughriders will have two key pieces back from injury. Per the team’s official depth chart, the Alouettes (13-3) are planning to start Dustin Crum at quarterback for the tilt. With the top spot in the East Division locked up, regular starter and CFL passing yards leader Alexander is set to rest in a meaningless game for Montreal. The Alouettes will also not have their top two receiving targets in the lineup for the matchup - Tyler Snead and Tyson Philpot. Philpot’s 1,809 receiving yards are tops in the CFL entering Week 20, while Snead ranks second in the league with 1,474 yards receiving. The two are tied for the league lead in receiving touchdowns with 13 apiece; five clear of any other receiver in the league this season. You can watch the Alouettes battle the Roughriders LIVE on TSN1/3, streaming on TSN.ca and on the TSN App, with coverage beginning Saturday at 3p.m. ET / Noon PT.

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The Edmonton Oilers have only surrendered nine goals in the last five games, which speaks to their quality goaltending, structured five-on-five play, and consistent forecheck. The issue with that number is that five of those nine goals are against the Oilers’ penalty kill, which was a point of emphasis for new associate coach DJ Smith after the whipping that PK took in the postseason. That category has been tough sledding overall for the team, which sits at 68.2 per cent for the season, fifth worst in the NHL. The opposition has scored on the power play in five of seven games, and the Utah Mammoth made it happen twice, punishing Josh Samanski’s double-minor for high-sticking and the team’s bench minor on Thursday. The Mammoth PP bumped up to first in the league at 37.5 per cent, and have scored multiple goals on the man advantage in a game a league-best five times. “I think we’re just attacking,” said Barrett Hayton on the power play’s success. He extended his point streak to five games. “Obviously that first unit’s been so good snapping around, they’re so dangerous, and I think they’ve done a great job kind of keeping that mindset.